I know you're dissatisfied with your position and your place. "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
Conference USA · Murphy Center · February 16, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread MTSU -3.5 Home covered
O/U 133.5 Over
Money MTSU -175 / NMSU +138
Model Predictions
Spread Total MTSU win
Actual MTSU +7 145 Won
Massey MTSU -1.5 (+5.5) — —
Massey Totals — 128.0 (+17.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 53% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 54% ✓
Baseline Plus ML MTSU -0.6 (+6.4) 134.8 (+10.2) 50% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ MTSU -1.5 (+5.5) 134.1 (+10.9) 63% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML NMSU -0.2 (+7.2) 133.3 (+11.7) 53% ✓
Baseline ML MTSU -0.1 (+6.9) 134.3 (+10.7) 47% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 28, 2026 MTSU 86 – 85 NMSU
Jan 11, 2026 MTSU 59 – 55 NMSU
Feb 28, 2025 MTSU 71 – 66 NMSU
Jan 31, 2025 NMSU 61 – 57 MTSU
Jan 21, 2024 NMSU 73 – 62 MTSU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MTSU NMSU
Overall 14-19 13-19
Conference 7-9 7-9
Home 11-6 12-3
Away 1-10 1-13
Neutral 2-3 0-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 64.4 65.9
Avg Pts Against 71.3 75.2
Massey -7.8 (#300) -5.9 (#276)
Bradley-Terry -0.98 (#273) -0.47 (#216)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.10 (#264) -0.58 (#221)
RPI 0.440 (#286) 0.466 (#240)
Shooting & Four Factors MTSU NMSU
FG% 39.4% 41.2%
3PT% 28.3% 30.4%
REB / G 34.3 33.9
OREB / G 10.9 8.8
AST / TO 0.60 0.78
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.2% 46.5%
TOV% 21.8% 19.4%
ORB% 30.1% 25.7%
FT Rate 20.8% 25.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.8% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 16.7% 16.6%
DRB% 69.5% 70.1%
Opp FT Rate 20.3% 33.6%

Game Analysis

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